PMID: 8950019Nov 1, 1996Paper

Mecamylamine-induced impairment of acquisition and retrieval of olfactory conditioning in the honeybee

Behavioural Brain Research
V C LozanoD Richard

Abstract

Mecamylamine, a nicotinic receptor antagonist, was injected into the honeybee brain haemolymph. The effects of the drug were investigated on Pavlovian conditioning of the proboscis extension reflex. The conditioned response was acquired after a one-trial learning session, consisting of an olfactory-conditioned stimulus combined with a gustatory antennal unconditioned stimulus. The drug was injected at different times before or after the learning session in order to dissociate its effects on acquisition, consolidation and retrieval processes. The performance was evaluated in short-delayed recall tasks. To control potential effects on sensory-motor activity, the effects of the drug were also investigated on sensory processes (through olfactory and gustatory functions) and on motor processes of proboscis extension. The results of conditioning experiments showed that pretrial injection induced a decrease of retention performance 1 h after the learning trial. Mecamylamine injected 20 min after the learning session induced a time-dependent impairment of retention performance, as has been shown by the performance level registered from 10 to 80 min after injection. A 5-min post-trial injection had no effect on retention performance. Co...Continue Reading

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